Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-01
THE TOMB.

Died.-At Colder, lafayette county. Mo-.
Dec. %. Of typhoid pneumOnis, Mr.. CHAS.
KNlPMEYER. aged % years.
- Near Concordia. Lafayette count y
Mo-, December 70. from the effects OF q fall
Mr.. WILLIAM HEITDORN.
49, At Kansas City. :kan:, December 10.
EDNA, daughter Of Mr.. &c. K. Barnett,
aged about 16 years.
- In this city, Dec. 81, Mr.. JOHN LY-
ONS aged Is years.
Mr.. Lyons WAS an. old aud much respect
ed citizen.
At Springfield. NO.. Dec. 20, 1885.
Rev. b. NJ. HOBSON, aged 70 years.
Mr.. Hobson was born In Halifax county,
Va, Dot. 7. 1910. His mother was . woman
Of devoted pity. and he himself united with
the church atzan early age. He had the adj
vantage Of q thorough classical education, be-
ing E graduate Of the University of North
Carolina. ::a "f Union Theological semins-
~, Va. He was licensed to preach by Orange
Presbytery, Oct, 10, 1910. and was ordained
to the full work Of the ministry by the Pres
bytery Of East Hanover. Dec. -, 1sll. and
was pastor In the order named. In Amelia
county. Va; Of the Third (now Walnut
street) church, Louisville. Ky.; at Lexing-
ton, Mo-; Augusta and Cynthisns, KY; he
also served the church OF Mt. Hope (now
Odesss), No., IS stated supply for about one
year, 1850. which was his last regular work
IS . minister. He was thus In the active
ministry for almost forty years. Since 1879
he lived in Cass and Vernon counties, except
the last four months which were spent with
bis son, Rev. B. L. Hobson, in Springfield,
Mo. During these last years he preached in
various churches and places, as opportunity
offered and health permitted. His last public
service was to preach for bis son, on Sabbath,
Dec. II. just one week before his illness. and
eight days prior to his death. Mr.. Hobson
was . man OF large and loving heart. In
good measure and in . large degree he obeyed
that ''royal law, "'Thou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as myself" And his kindly interest
In his fellow-men, his loving sympathy for
them, and his readiness always to help were
all indicated In his very manner the tones of
his voice and the expression of his face. And
his whole life. all his words and acts were but
the expression and the proof of the kind. ur-
selfish, loving heart within. He was Zone
who loved his fellow-men." An almost child
like simplicity and godlv sincerity were also
characteristics Of the man. "a single eye"
was his, for the Masters glory and the good
of men. And with this single aim in view,
unseldshly and patiently he wrought to the
very end. IAN I~sraeiite indeed in whom was
no guile" His, too. WA q strong grasp Of Truth
with loyal fidelity to the truth-God's
trulh-as he saw and believed 1t. For him
the scriptures we're indeed the very word and
truth Of God, and here was 1.-THE end Of all
controversy" Moreover to his we'll trained
and logical mind the great system of doo-
trine known as Cslvinistic commended itself
rs reasonable and above all as Scriptursl.
and to this he firmly adhered while he lived.
He ''held fast the form Of sound Words" and
was ready, IL need be, to contend earnestly
for the faith'' as he spprehended il. And yet
always In the spirit of meekness and love.
he was ''steadfsst. unmovesbls. always
Astounding In the work Of the Lord" But
the browning grace Of all wal Love to God,
service. He realized that he was mo his
own" and he SERVED the Lord wholly"
Whose l am, aud whom I serve'' might we'll
have been the motto of his life. For he loved
Christ supremelv, and served Him ell his
days. and 10 after = long, active, snd useful
life, aud u few years Of patient waiting.
''his change came" The summons. though
sudden, found him 'ready." And after a
brief illness of some twenty hours, on Mon
day morning, At 1 O'Clock, December goth,
he fell asleep, and came to his grave In =
III. age, like as q shock of corn cometh in In
his season."
MARK the peaceful man, and behold the
upright; fer the end Of that man Is peace"